The problem is there have been mass shootings at the mall, the movie theater, and even a place of worship. I think we need to have a frank discussion about what causes this and ways to prevent it, I think gun access needs to be a part of the discussion. Because of politics, I doubt that will happen. For the record I'm not anti-gun.

The problem is there have been mass shootings at the mall, the movie theater, and even a place of worship. I think we need to have a frank discussion about what causes this and ways to prevent it, I think gun access needs to be a part of the discussion. Because of politics, I doubt that will happen. For the record I'm not anti-gun.

I have been listening to the news all morning....and I feel physically sick from this. the more I hear, the worse it gets. kindergardeners killed???shot?? such innocent, sweet, little kids! my thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved. I can't believe someone could be so evil.

I have been listening to the news all morning....and I feel physically sick from this. the more I hear, the worse it gets. kindergardeners killed???shot?? such innocent, sweet, little kids! my thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved. I can't believe someone could be so evil.

I'm crying just from watching the news. Those are just babies with their whole lives ahead. And just before Christmas. I can't imagine what those families are going through. To think Christmas morning not seeing my child smiling. Homeschooling is looking better.

I'm crying just from watching the news. Those are just babies with their whole lives ahead. And just before Christmas. I can't imagine what those families are going through. To think Christmas morning not seeing my child smiling. Homeschooling is looking better.

This is so heartbreaking. I can't imagine being in the shoes of these parents. I would die from a broken heart if anything this heinous happened to my girl.
As for discussion, now is the time for our country to talk about appropriations for mental health care. I definitely don't excuse this man and his act of hate in the least but gun control is not the answer. We need more resources for those with mental illness.

This is so heartbreaking. I can't imagine being in the shoes of these parents. I would die from a broken heart if anything this heinous happened to my girl.
As for discussion, now is the time for our country to talk about appropriations for mental health care. I definitely don't excuse this man and his act of hate in the least but gun control is not the answer. We need more resources for those with mental illness.

More than a dozen children went to elementary school this morning and were dead before lunch.

White House spokesman Jay Carney says, "Today is not the day" to talk about gun control.

I disagree. That's all we should talk about today.

We are heartbroken, yes. But saying that will fix nothing. It won't bring anyone back, and it won't keep this from happening again. And of course we know the parents of Newtown could have been any one of us. That's important to remember, but it isn't enough, because the knowing doesn't change the fact that we could still be next.

So we can't just do as we did after Columbine, after Virginia Tech, after Aurora. We can't just grieve and hold our children close. We have to demand that our country earn the right to call itself a civilized nation. We need to do this because our central job as parents -- maybe our only job, really -- is to keep our children safe so they can grow up. Easy access to guns keeps us from doing that job.

A study in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery found that the gun murder rate in the U.S. is almost 20 times higher than the next 22 richest and most populous nations combined. Every one of those nations has stricter gun control laws.

And then there's this fact: add together all the gun deaths in the 23 wealthiest countries in the world and 80 percent of those are American deaths. Of all the children killed by guns in those nations, 87 percent are American kids.

Please don't tell me that if only the staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School were also armed that this would have ended well. It might have ended differently, but concealed weapons in the teachers lounge is not the way we want to raise our kids.

Jose Luis Nunez had a handgun in order to protect his son. The 4-year-old accidentally shot himself in the face with it in Houston on Tuesday. Joseph V. Loughrey had one for the same reason. His 7-year-old son Craig died on Saturday outside of Pittsburgh when that handgun accidentally while Loughrey was strapping the boy into his carseat in front of a gun store.

And that was just this week. The same week that the NRA proudly tweeted it had reached 1.7 million "likes" on Facebook.

We cherish individuality in America. We see raising children as no one else's business, and we have never managed to band together as a "parenting" bloc. It is time. Guns are a parenting issue and we need to control them in the name of the children who died this morning. Even more, we need to do it in the name of their mothers and fathers.

So cry today. Comfort your kids. Curse, and pray. Then pick up the phone, a pen, a keyboard, or your checkbook and make your demands heard. All day and every day. But most especially today.

Interesting read:

Gun Control Is A Parenting Issue

Lisa Belkin, Posted: 12/14/12 2:50 PM

More than a dozen children went to elementary school this morning and were dead before lunch.

White House spokesman Jay Carney says, "Today is not the day" to talk about gun control.

I disagree. That's all we should talk about today.

We are heartbroken, yes. But saying that will fix nothing. It won't bring anyone back, and it won't keep this from happening again. And of course we know the parents of Newtown could have been any one of us. That's important to remember, but it isn't enough, because the knowing doesn't change the fact that we could still be next.

So we can't just do as we did after Columbine, after Virginia Tech, after Aurora. We can't just grieve and hold our children close. We have to demand that our country earn the right to call itself a civilized nation. We need to do this because our central job as parents -- maybe our only job, really -- is to keep our children safe so they can grow up. Easy access to guns keeps us from doing that job.

A study in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery found that the gun murder rate in the U.S. is almost 20 times higher than the next 22 richest and most populous nations combined. Every one of those nations has stricter gun control laws.

And then there's this fact: add together all the gun deaths in the 23 wealthiest countries in the world and 80 percent of those are American deaths. Of all the children killed by guns in those nations, 87 percent are American kids.

Please don't tell me that if only the staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School were also armed that this would have ended well. It might have ended differently, but concealed weapons in the teachers lounge is not the way we want to raise our kids.

Jose Luis Nunez had a handgun in order to protect his son. The 4-year-old accidentally shot himself in the face with it in Houston on Tuesday. Joseph V. Loughrey had one for the same reason. His 7-year-old son Craig died on Saturday outside of Pittsburgh when that handgun accidentally while Loughrey was strapping the boy into his carseat in front of a gun store.

And that was just this week. The same week that the NRA proudly tweeted it had reached 1.7 million "likes" on Facebook.

We cherish individuality in America. We see raising children as no one else's business, and we have never managed to band together as a "parenting" bloc. It is time. Guns are a parenting issue and we need to control them in the name of the children who died this morning. Even more, we need to do it in the name of their mothers and fathers.

So cry today. Comfort your kids. Curse, and pray. Then pick up the phone, a pen, a keyboard, or your checkbook and make your demands heard. All day and every day. But most especially today.

I know how you feel, Lindsey. We don't live in Newtown, but I am from West Hartford. I have been numb since I saw this on the news yesterday. I cannot fathom what those parents are going through, what the families are going through. I am glad that your son is ok! I know I wanted nothing more than to go to the school and hug my son. I was bawling so hard tonight on my way home from work that I had to pull over. I don't get it. This does not happen. Not here. Not in Newtown, not anywhere! Those poor innocent babies:(

I know how you feel, Lindsey. We don't live in Newtown, but I am from West Hartford. I have been numb since I saw this on the news yesterday. I cannot fathom what those parents are going through, what the families are going through. I am glad that your son is ok! I know I wanted nothing more than to go to the school and hug my son. I was bawling so hard tonight on my way home from work that I had to pull over. I don't get it. This does not happen. Not here. Not in Newtown, not anywhere! Those poor innocent babies:(

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